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Military commanders warned President Donald Trump on December 26 during his surprise visit to Iraq that — despite his claims to the contrary — ISIS was not entirely defeated in Syria. People familiar with the President’s reaction said the conversation was eye-opening for a leader who days earlier claimed the terror group was defeated “badly”…… MORE

Savor that cup of coffee while you can. New research shows 60% of coffee species found in the wild could soon go extinct. Researchers at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in the UK warn that climate change, deforestation, droughts and plant diseases are putting the future of coffee at risk. “The important thing to remember is…… MORE

Rihanna claims her father and his business partner fraudulently used her name to make money and she’s suing them over it. The singer alleges that her father, Ronald Fenty, and his partner, Moses Perkins, falsely represented their company’s affiliation with her. “Although Mr. Fenty is Rihanna’s father, he does not have, and never has had,…… MORE

A Boulder mother has started a campaign to erase school lunch debt. Kate Lacroix, whose two children attend school in the Boulder Valley School District, has gained national attention for her fundraising campaign. “People have been sending donations in envelopes,” she said. “A boy from Chicago sent $4 from his piggy bank.” Last month, Lacroix…… MORE

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight in an Escondido neighborhood Tuesday. Escondido police officers were called to the area of Washington Avenue and Ash Street, near Lena’s Liquor, at around 7:20 p.m. to respond to a report of two men fighting. When officers arrived, they found Alfredo Manzano with a stab…… MORE

One of the last remaining members of the Navajo Code Talkers, who used their difficult-to-learn language to form an indecipherable code that helped the US win World War II, has died. Alfred K. Newman died Sunday in New Mexico, the Marine Corps said. He was 94. Newman served during WWII with the 1st Battalion, 21st…… MORE

A day after congressional Democrats declined to meet with President Donald Trump over ending the government shutdown, at least seven House Democrats attended a White House meeting Wednesday aimed at reopening the government that has been partially closed for more than three weeks. Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Thomas Suozzi of New York,…… MORE

Detroit Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire inside the Domino’s Pizza on West McNichols Rd. near Wyoming Ave. early Wednesday morning. Employees tell 7 Action News the man got upset because his order wasn’t ready when he arrived to pick it up. The man then fired several shots hitting the front…… MORE

A Metra train crashed into a car on the tracks in Lombard just seconds after the elderly driver was rescued by two good Samaritans and a police officer. At about 8:30 p.m. Monday, the driver — 96-year-old Antoinette Lazzara — was stuck on the tracks at the railroad crossing at Grace and St. Charles Road.…… MORE

A South Milwaukee man has been charged in the brutal stabbing of a woman found covered in blood in a wheelchair. Kehinde Afolayan, 31, faces one count of first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon. The fatal stabbing happened on Friday, Jan. 11 near 5th Avenue and Clark Avenue in South Milwaukee. According…… MORE